Your days of lugging heavy glass carboys around are over thanks to these plastic 6 gal carboys! Our Plastic Carboys are made from PET plastic (same as 2L soda bottles) which is far more resistant to oxygen than regular plastic. They’re much lighter and safer than glass, which is good if you need to move fermenters around to find the right temperature in your house. Full carboys can be heavy and hard to maneuver and glass can break resulting in possible injury. They’re more economical than glass. It’s easiest to clean them with an overnight PBW soak, shake, rinse, & sanitize. You’ll want to avoid vigorous scrubbing during cleaning to avoid scratches.

Specifications

Uses a #10 stopper or a 5 Gallon Carboy Hood.

Weighs 1.5 lbs

Rated to 140 degrees F

Height: 19.25 inches

Diameter: 11.25 inches

Completely taste and odor free

Carboys can withstand up to 10 psi of pressure with no deformation

The bases have been switched from flat to semi-flat to prevent sediment disturbances during transfer

After three years of regular use these carboys still seem to be holding up well. I try to avoid cleaning brushes that potentially could scratch the plastic. Enzymatic or alkaline cleaners work well. Everything comes off with a few days soaking. They carboys are starting to dis-color slightly, but otherwise seem to still have a good, smooth, hydrophobic surface.

I've been using a glass carboy for years and never felt the need to switch. After transitioning a few of my old glass carboys to sour fermentors I decided to check out these newfangled PET carboys--I can't believe I waited so long!

I miss the extra half gallon of my glass carboy, but I love how lightweight and durable the PET is. I no longer worry about setting down the carboy too hard or bumping into anything while I move it.

these are great! super lightweight, but still strong enough to where i've had no issues with them, and very easy to clean being the smooth interior. just a little overnight PBW soak, light brushing, shake it all out, rinse, sanitize and your good to go. i love these things, and gave up on glass all togherther!

the one and only down fall, i wish they were 6.5 gallons, as that's what i was use to with glass. i've had to adjust my recipes down to 5.25 or 5 gallons so there's enough room for the krausen to be contained inside the carboy vs going out the airlock:(

Been using this for awhile now and love the weight of it! Also like the smooth inside compared to the better bottle and is cheaper! I do wish it was a little thicker/sturdier though. Would by again. Got lucky on got my first ones on a buy one get one, which made it an awesome deal!

Very nice and light weight but yet seems very ridged. i like that there are no ridges on the inside, and using a PBW solution soaking overnight, it makes for clean up a breeze!!! even hard caked on messes!

if any, the only down side i can think of is, i'm use to my 6.5 gallon glass carboy and this is only 6 gallons... therefor with out thinking of volumes when brewing, it was VERY full, and luckily i started my primary with a blow off tube installed:)

great product. i'm sure i'll be picking up a couple more in the future.

I seem to be the exception, but I am not impressed with this plastic carboy. I have two Better Bottles that I have been really happy with, but decided to try this plastic carboy based on the good reviews. When I took the carboy out of the shipping box to use it for the first time it looked like it had imploded. It was dented in approximately 10 locations. I was able to remove all but a few of the dents, but this left permanent creases in the plastic. The other dents were impossible to remove based on their locations. I have never seen anything like this with a Better Bottle; mine are several years old and look as good as the day I bought them.

I received great customer service from MoreWIne. They sent me out a replacement Better Bottle which I know will work well for me. I am not sure what happened in my case and maybe it was just rare bad luck, but I can not recommend this product based on my personal experience. Although the material on this carboy is thicker than a Better Bottle, I think bottom and top shape on the Better Bottle and the ribs make it a more durable product.

How can you give a product a bad review when it arrived damage? It is certainly not the products fault that it was tortured in transition. Please be logical.

December 14, 2017

Jason L

Response from MoreFlavor

How can you give a product a bad review when it arrived damage? It is certainly not the products fault that it was tortured in transition. Please be logical.

December 22, 2017

Jason L

I made the switch!

I first started out brewing using glass carboys and originally resisted changing over to plastic, but after lugging around those full 6.5 gallon acid carboys I thought I would try one and I'm so glad I did.This carboy is a fraction of the weight of a glass one and much easier to carry when full. Like many others, I was concerned over the possible oxygen permeable of the plastic carboys, but after leaving one of my beers in this carboy for almost 9 weeks there were no "off tastes" or oxidation of the beer at all.They are a bit more difficult to clean, especially the crud line from fermentation, but a wash cloth soaked in hot PBW water stuffed into the carboy and then swished around for a minute or two takes care of the problem fast.I have now switched over entirely to these plastic carboys, both the 6 gallon and 5 gallon models, and will never go back to glass.

I do most of my fermenting in these things now. Won't break, much lighter than glass, flat sides let the thermal wrap (if you use one) have better contact. Combine that with a hood thermowell and you've got pretty rock solid temperature control over your fermentation.The only drawback, yes, easy to scratch. Use a soak or get a mark's keg washer and you're good to go, though. Definitely recommended.

I started off with these instead of glass carboys, and I'm so glad I did. They're lighter and far more forgiving than glass carboys. If you drop one of these, you may scratch or dent it, but you won't risk losing an eye, or cutting something vital. The only drawbacks with these, is that they are harder to clean, will definitely scratch and may dent, and they aren't quite as big as glass carboys. Also, these are supposed to be more oxygen permeable, but I haven't noticed any oxidation in my beer. If you're looking for a new carboy, get one of these.

I love these carboys. They are light, and virtually unbreakable. Since I accidentally lightly bumped two full glass carboys together destroying both, I have used these plastic carboys exclusively with no problems.

I know there are two camps, glass & plastic. I rest firmly in the glass camp. I would rather lift extra weight, carefully, than have to continually replace my carboys due to scratches or risk infections. If you are in the plastic camp, then this is a solid carboy at a reasonable price.

I recently purchased this carboy to replace my 5 gallon one. This one works great and is easy to clean. The 6 gallon left plenty of head room for fermentation of my 5 gallon batch. When I was using a 5 gallon carboy I ended up losing too much precious ale to the blow off tube. That was one of the main reasons for my upgrade to the 6 gallon.

I've got plastic buckets and glass carboys so I figured I'd give these a try. The plastic in these bottles does not scratch as easy as the buckets and you don't have to worry about slicing your arm off like you do with glass. 6 gallons gives you enough head space to do most of your primary fermentations without blowoffs. Very happy with these and the price couldn't be beat either.

These PET carboys are the way to go. They are very easy to use and very easy to clean. No brush required. Let it soak in PBW and rinse. Love it.This 6 gal carboy even has a mark at 5 gal. This is invaluable. Wish all PET carboys had this.

Not a bad fermenting vessel, but not very sturdy. My first bottle came damaged and dented from shipping. More Beer quickly sent out a replacement (Thank you), but the packaging isn't great. Will work fine as a standard fermentor or secondary, lightweight, just be careful not to drop.

I'm a dedicated PET carboy guy. I've the scars some of my club members bear from their shattered glass carboys. Ever since I swapped from the buckets I've been using plastic for my fermentation and I love them! I did build a carboy cleaner (sump pump in a bucket of PBW) and I think this is critical to using plastic carboys. You can't scrub these with a brush, so I let the pump do the work for me!

My wife even helps me clean carboys now!!! That shows how easy and safe they are to use handle and clean. And I haven't noticed any change in beer quality. I've switched to all plastic carboys and no glass now.

These carboys do pretty much what you expect they should. You need to be a bit careful during cleaning to avoid scatches, but then you can use stronger alkaline cleaners and hot (not boiling) water, which you cannot use with glass.

Its nice to have a clear fermenter so that you can see what is going on inside. You should use a cover to keep out light, unless you have darkstorage location. (With Reflectix and duct tape you can make a quick, cheap insulated cover.)

Another difference between glass and PET is the flexibility of the carboy. This means you need to be a bit careful if you need to move it with an airlock in place. On the other hand, its easy to get a siphon going by blocking the vent tube and giving the carboy a squeeze.

So yeah, this is great if you're going to be aging something for a while and don't like glass carboys. This is a lot cheaper than most 6 gal glass carboys, and it won't put you in the ER if you drop it.

On the other hand, just like carboys, it's annoying to clean. But you knew that when you bought the thing instead of a conical or whatever.

Also worth noting that the neck on this thing isn't the same interior diameter as my glass carboys, so I have to use a different stopper. Hoods fit fine though.